Vernon Downs

Trainer Tunes Out Drama, Noise

"I really try to just stay off social media at this point. I don’t read a bunch of stuff. I need to focus on my horses, not what everybody else is doing. I really just try to zone in and let the exter...

Walner Sparkles In NY Sire Stakes

Following a pair of victorious qualifiers at the Meadowlands, Kenneth Jacobs's Walner made his pari-mutuel debut a winning one, vaulting clear off a second-over trip in his $38,000 New York Sire Stake...

Tussle Set For Zweig Main Event

Bar Hopping and Trolley, the respective runner-ups in the Stanley Dancer and Earl Beal Memorial, are set to square off in the $300,000 ‘main event’ of the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial stakes, which wil...

JK Panache Flaunts It At Vernon

Despite odds-on favourite Dudes The Man making his best effort to sustain his bid after losing cover, the stakes winner could not reel in JK Panache ($9.70), who flaunted a strong late turn of foot de...

Parkhill Horton Prevails In Miracle Mile

Parkhill Horton ($12.20) made full use of a pocket trip en route to his 1:56 triumph in Friday (July 15) evening's top-level $6,500 Miracle Mile Trot at Vernon Downs, pushing to the fore in mid-stretc...

Looney Dune Wires Vernon Distaffers

Second choice Looney Dune protected the early lead in a duel with 4-5 favourite Jinxys Delight and sprinted away to a 1:52.1 triumph in Thursday evening's featured $6,500 top-level Miracle Mile Mares ...

Vernon Main Event To Titus Seelster

Chris Lems availed race favourite Titus Seelster a clear pocket trip off a fast pace in the featured $6,500 top-level Miracle Mile pacing event at Vernon Downs on Saturday evening, making his winning ...

Vernon Grand Slam For Lems

While the Vernon Downs winner's enclosure has seemingly become the domain of driver John MacDonald of late (and he won three of Friday night's nine races), the "Prime Minister" would have to cede top ...

Vernon Main Event To All Charged Up

Odds-on favourite All Charged Up ($3.70) took full advantage of a pocket trip in Thursday evening's featured $8,000 Mares Miracle Mile/Open Handicap Pace at Vernon Downs, vaulting to the fore in the f...

Damon Blue Chip Dazzles At Vernon

The return to two turns suited Damon Blue Chip well on Independence Day, as the seven-year-old Rocknroll Hanover gelding took advantage of a pocket trip to capture Monday's featured $8,000 Miracle Mil...

MacDonald Hot On Canada Day Weekend

Fresh off his Canada Day hat trick, driver John MacDonald registered another three-win night on Saturday (July 2) at Vernon Downs, but he had to share top honours with Chris Lems over the course of th...

Open Mare Super Soph Upsets Off Cover

Super Soph ($15.40) vaulted off cover in upper stretch and sprinted off to a 1:52 victory in Friday (July 1) evening's $8,000 Miracle Mile/Open Mares Handicap Pace at Vernon Downs.